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Hardin County, Ohio

2026 election results. Jon Husted (R) got 65% of the U.S. Senate vote (special election) in Hardin County. The margin is 15.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Hardin County

U.S. Senate (special)

Jon Husted
64.8%5,886
Sherrod Brown
27.7%2,519
William Redpath
4.7%424
Greg Levy
2.8%254
100% counted

Statewide: Sherrod Brown wins. Called.

Governor

Vivek Ramaswamy
64.5%5,859
Amy Acton
30.0%2,721
Don Kissick
5.5%500
100% counted

Statewide: Amy Acton wins. Called.

U.S. House: Ohio 4th District

Jim Jordan
71.2%6,474
Joshua Kolasinski
25.9%2,358
Tracey Tackett
2.9%266
100% counted

Whole district: Jim Jordan wins. Called.

The leader in Hardin County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 3, 9:32 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
OH Senate (special)R +40.1R +55.2D +15.1
OH GovernorR +36.6R +55.2D +18.6
OH-04R +46.6R +55.2D +8.6

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Hardin County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris22.2%Donald Trump76.8%R +54.612,899
2020Joe Biden23.1%Donald Trump75.1%R +52.013,246
2016Hillary Clinton23.8%Donald Trump70.9%R +47.212,294
2012Barack Obama37.1%Mitt Romney60.2%R +23.112,449
2008Barack Obama38.2%John McCain59.1%R +20.913,114
2004John Kerry36.5%George W. Bush63.0%R +26.513,385
2000Al Gore37.8%George W. Bush59.0%R +21.312,068

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +33.4.

Other counties in Ohio

Ohio results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Ohio certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Ohio's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.